A rock and a hard place!

Decisions made by SCDC and developers have left GCP with few options in regard to Waterbeach station move as Elisa Meschini explains in her statement to GCP board. “As a politician, there is very little that is more deeply frustrating than dealing with legacy issues. You learn very early on…

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Geoff Moore

I feel fortunate that I’ve live in Histon. I’m not sure that a younger Geoff Moore could afford to move here now.  For many people buying a house seems an impossible dream and rents are high too with little available. I will insist on a minimum of 40% affordable homes…

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Simon Patenall

I moved to Histon last year and I really like it here. Living right in the centre of the village I appreciate the good range of shops, places to eat and to enjoy a drink. When the social scene has a downside the community comes together to fix it. It’s…

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Gareth Owen

I moved to Impington from Cambridge and I like how the community takes the environment seriously. I want to find imaginative and community based ways to do even more. We’re quite well set up for cycling and walking but there’s more to do to encourage people out of their cars.…

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South East Cambridgeshire Labour says recent Government moves on sewage in our rivers are too little and lack teeth

14 Nov 2021

Following public outcry, the Government performed a partial U-turn on sewage discharge. But only partial – the measures implemented are too vague. Labour says the questions are not difficult and the Government needs to step up and take immediate action. Gareth Wright and Anna Stevenson, Executive members of SE Cambs…

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NHS bill, the wrong bill at the wrong time.

11 Nov 2021

With the Health and Care bill due to come before parliament South East Cambridgeshire Labour’s health spokesperson, Gareth Wright, has  written to Lucy Frazer expressing his concerns.   Dear Ms Frazer There’s no doubt that the NHS is in need of help and reform. I’ve worked in it for 30…

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We’re on the big green bus and the wheels are going round and round

30 Oct 2021

Dr Nik Johnson campaigned to be Mayor making strong promises about public transport and buses in particular. Six months after the election and how’s it going?  Dr Nik has held bus summits with all the local bus companies, exchanged knowledge with the Mayor of Manchester, Andy Burnham, and held a…

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Message from SE Cambs Labour Chair on the murder of Sir David Amess MP

15 Oct 2021

This is utterly awful news. My thoughts, and I know those of all Labour members and residents across South East Cambridgeshire, will be with Sir David Amess‘ family and friends. He was at work doing that most fundamental of roles elected representatives fulfil – speaking to his constituents and trying…

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The Social Care reforms: Robin Hood in reverse

A blog by Sam Mathieson.    Like most families, mine has a personal interest in how social care is provided. So we waited, and waited, and waited for Boris Johnson to unveil the plan that two years ago he said was fully worked out. ‘Oven-ready’ you might say. Now we…

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Lesson from Waterbeach

This weekend I took a trip to Soham. I was there to support Sam Mathieson who is running for East Cambs Council in a by-election. Soham is a nice market town with a lot of potential. It’s the second biggest in East Cambs although it seems that Ely gets much…

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Summer of chaos for Waterbeach and Milton as gas main cuts through villages

03 Jul 2021

Residents were shocked at the news of a new gas main being dug through Milton and Waterbeach and along the A10. The gas supply is for greenhouses on a private farm at Stretham. Road works emerged at short notice, just after recent local elections. The disruption is set to last…

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Fulbourn Fields development. Bounced into something inappropriate: we need answers

18 May 2021

The proposed housing development at the Teversham Road site (known locally as Fulbourn Fields) has long been controversial. The flood risks for one.  Insufficient affordable homes for another. It’s just the sort of issue that should be discussed as part of an election campaign. Not a word on this topic…

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Labour gains ground in Waterbeach

Great candidates and hard work saw Labour make progress in the County and District council elections. In the County elections James Bull finished second and increased Labours vote share to 25.9% this is a staggering 10.13% swing to Labour from the Liberal Democrats. In the District elections Jane Williams continued…

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Response to Ely Cycling Campaign’s Question: What could Labour do to improve things in our area?

30 Apr 2021

Ely is a wonderful place to live, work and raise children. There’s a superb sense of community that’s passed down – I think – by centuries of people gathering here to worship, socialise, shop and relax. Ely Cathedral, the Ship of the Fens, is a landmark that’s seen for miles…

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Its time for Ely to go green.

Cambridgeshire is suffering a Climate Emergency. A high risk of flooding, hot summers, watershortages, and damage to the carbon stores in Fenland peat. Mine is a car-free household, I make my own compost and have a peat free garden. We reuse and recycle. We urgently need county-wide action. I am…

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Fury as South Cambs Lib Dems approve the destruction of woodland site

Fresh on the heels of adopting their new “Doubling Nature” strategy, the Liberal Democrat-controlled cabinet of South Cambridgeshire District Council has refused to take planning enforcement action for the the destruction of this 1.6 ha woodland and ecological mitigation site at Chesterton Sidings near Cambridge North Station. The site is…

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Newsletter-Key workers special

The County Council should pay at least the Real Living  Wage. Its staff keep our communities going. Labour proposed this at the County budget setting meeting. Sadly, Tories and Lib Dems voted it down.   Find out more in our latest lockdown newsletter. Newsletter 10/3/21

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Labours Elisa Meschini comments on FarmGate.

04 Mar 2021

  “The report should be published. Not to do so would be a disgrace” says Elisa Meschini There has been much speculation about the tenancy of the council-owned Manor Farm in Girton. The tenant was Conservative deputy leader of Cambridgeshire County Council, Roger Hickford. He resigned his position and seat…

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Nik Johnson talks about the importance of vaccination.

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A10 Safety

The A10 is dangerous. You know that. I know that. The statistics prove it. And yet nothing gets done. We all know that the A10 between Milton, Waterbeach and Stretham is a dangerous road. We live here. We see the heavy traffic, the near misses and, sadly, the crashes. Waterbeach…

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Importance of Local elections

23 Feb 2021

Tim Andrews, County Council candidate for Fulbourn and SE Cambs Labour campaign coordinator speaks about his optimism for the local elections. We interview Tim about campaigning during lockdown and Labour’s chances on May 6th. It’s not a general election, is it important? Absolutely. On May 6th we choose our new…

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